Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-10

town Tuesday and Wednesday.
Gen. Church is putting down drive
well in the rear of his block.
Look at the pretty cards in Miller &
Co.'S window. Central Drug Store.
Gen. Church will build four cottages,
on his addition TO the village, this sum
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. W. Wright and Geo
~ Wright were in town Monday and
Tuesday.
Rev. Mr.. Woodhull will preach at the
Baptist church next Sunday evening
at half past :.
Will IIough goes to Charlotte to-
morrow TO attend the wedding Of a
friend, and will act as best man.
DR.. j. W. Kazebee started Thursday
morning for Girard, Pa, to visit friends.
He will be gone about month.
Work on the rear Of the Pine River
log drive was commenced Monday and
it is expected that all the logs will be
below Belltown by Sunday.
Rev. Geo j Hunting, Of Kalamazoo,
president OF Alma college, was in town
Tuesday and Wednesday. attending to
business connected with the college
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben c. Button, Misses
Minnie and Bell DePew, and Messrs.
L. a. Miller and j. Ed Stuttz, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. +. r. Schweier and Mrs.
NeSbitt, at Shepherd, Sunday.
The little years old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ellicott died Friday evening
last, Of consumption, and was buried
Sunday. The bereaved parents have
the sympathy of many friends in their
loss.
B. f. Welch.Jr., East Saginaw, Mich,
wholesale and retail dealer in Mantles,
Crate and Furnaces, has the DR.. Smith
Furnace Crate. This CRATE is power
full heater and perfect yentilator, and
at moderate cost. i23eow4
There is something curious about the
everlasting drawing power possessed
by circus. The young and old, the
rich and poor, the good and bad are de-
yotees of the slwdust ring, and how
ever often they 90, they do not seem to
lose relish for a good one.
We will not celebrate. That is as good
as settled, and it now hehooves YOU to
read small bills for further partcu-
lars and see which one Of the surround
ing towns is going to have the best cell
ebration, and 60 there and celebrate
the greatest Of all holidays.
W. y. Nalleau and Mr.. Lane caught
the finest string Of pickcrel Tuesday
afternoon that we have seen this season.
There were nine. weighing from to 5
pounds, the whole string weighing over
3. pounds. They were caught few
rods this side of Wolf's bridge
Sherbet is taking the place of soda
water this season, as 8 fashionable and
healthy drink 1t is heavily charged
with phosphoric and carbonic acids
it without an equal to allay
thirst and to cool the body. 1t can he
purchased 10y the glass or bottle at ia.
Miller " Co., Central Drug store.
Mrs VI. f. Barker and son, W +.
who have been stopping at the Santa
rum for the past three months, started
Wednesday afternoon for Pcterboro,
New IIamshirc, their home. Mrs.
Barker was quite poorly when She came
here, but is very much Improved by her
stay.
y Mr.. Bogert, in the employ of Jas.
Gmgett, was badly gored 10y bull Sat
urday morning, while feeding the ami
nal. He narrowly escaped being killed
and was quite seriously injured about
the head and upper portion of the body.
Under DR.. Suydam'S sl>illful care he is
getting along nicely.
Tie Alma Building and Loan Associ-
ation WAS dulN Incorporated last Mon
day. The bonds of the officers have
been approved by the Board of Directors
and Mr. Spinney, the secretary, has the
books now open for subscription for
stock. Call on him and get circular
and see what this Association IS going
to DO.
Wonders never will cease. The latest
startling piece of information in this
vicinity is the fact that the st. Louis
R,pubhcan is booming the Alma Santa
rum. We thought our kind advice to
Bro. Smith last week would have some
effect. but didn't think his change of
heart would be 80 radical. We now
believe it was good seed sown in fertile
ground. and shall look for a bountiful
harvest of good in the near future.
Mrs. Tlormig has just received
large line of summer millinery goods,
lucludiur hats bounpts trimmings